Residential Care Worker – Children and Young People

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago


Colchester, United Kingdom Wood Grove Full time

About the role:

As a Care Worker at Wood Grove, you will be an integral part of our team who put the children and young people at the heart of everything we do. You will provide a stimulating environment, conducive to the educational, personal and social development of the children as outlined on their education, health and care plans (EHCP). You will be a Key Worker for a child or small groups of children offering appropriate levels of support, guidance and care and you will maintain regular contact with the parents/carers of our children and young people, under the direction of senior staff.

About you :

Ideally, for this role, we are looking for someone who has experience of working within a children’s home setting, is passionate about supporting young people and holds, or is working towards a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent. If you don’t have the experience or qualifications yet, but share our commitment to developing confident and capable young people and making a difference to their lives by meeting their educational, health and social care needs in structured, nurturing school and home provisions, we would love to hear from you. We will fund your level 3 qualification and provide the support you need to successfully achieve it. If you achieve it within 12 months, you’ll also get a £1000 bonus

Why work for us?

a competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement a comprehensive induction programme so you can hit the ground running continued professional development and training contributions to your pension a friendly, passionate team committed to getting the best outcomes for our young people

Benefits include:

£1000 bonus upon completion of the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare £500 refer-a-friend bonus OFSTED bonuses life assurance cycle to work scheme and laptop loans discounts on cinema trips, electronics, fashion, home and garden, travel, groceries, gifts, utilities, health and fitness birthday treats long service and employee of the month awards employee assistance and counselling service, wellbeing support and advice optional flu jab

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